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When Will You Marry?, by Paul Gauguin - Exam
Contributed by: Muir
  • 1. In what year did Paul Gauguin paint 'When Will You Marry?'?
A) 1879
B) 1901
C) 1892
D) 1888
  • 2. Where did Gauguin paint 'When Will You Marry?'?
A) Arles
B) Martinique
C) France
D) Tahiti
  • 3. Which art movement is Gauguin most associated with?
A) Realism
B) Post-Impressionism
C) Impressionism
D) Cubism
  • 4. How many Tahitian women are depicted in the painting?
A) One
B) Four
C) Two
D) Three
  • 5. What flower is prominently featured behind one woman's ear?
A) Rose
B) Orchid
C) Tiare flower
D) Hibiscus
  • 6. What was the record-breaking sale price of this painting in 2015?
A) $250 million
B) $150 million
C) $400 million
D) $300 million
  • 7. Who purchased the painting for this record price?
A) The Louvre
B) Qatar Museums
C) Getty Museum
D) MoMA
  • 8. What are the two women sitting on?
A) Rocks
B) A bench
C) Chairs
D) The ground
  • 9. Which European artist was Gauguin's contemporary and correspondent?
A) Edgar Degas
B) Vincent van Gogh
C) Claude Monet
D) Pierre-Auguste Renoir
  • 10. What artistic technique did Gauguin use for bold outlines?
A) Cloisonnism
B) Pointillism
C) Sfumato
D) Chiaroscuro
  • 11. What is the primary medium of 'When Will You Marry?'?
A) Watercolor
B) Tempera
C) Oil on canvas
D) Pastel
  • 12. Where was Gauguin born?
A) Amsterdam, Netherlands
B) Paris, France
C) Brussels, Belgium
D) London, England
  • 13. What previous career did Gauguin abandon for painting?
A) Stockbroker
B) Architect
C) Lawyer
D) Doctor
  • 14. Which art collector previously owned the painting before its 2015 sale?
A) Peggy Guggenheim
B) Albert Barnes
C) Rudolf Staechelin
D) Gertrude Stein
  • 15. What style characterizes Gauguin's Tahitian period?
A) Baroque
B) Rococo
C) Abstract
D) Primitivism
  • 16. How old was Gauguin when he painted this work?
A) 52
B) 28
C) 35
D) 44
  • 17. Where did Gauguin die?
A) Tahiti
B) Marquesas Islands
C) France
D) Spain
  • 18. Who painted 'When Will You Marry?'?
A) Paul Gauguin
B) Claude Monet
C) Vincent van Gogh
D) Pablo Picasso
  • 19. What is the background landscape in the painting?
A) Desert
B) Tropical with mountains
C) Urban cityscape
D) Snowy mountains
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